How can I tell if the LFS sold me DEAD Live Rock?

It takes awhile to actually get the rock "up and going". Everything looks
like it's dead but pretty soon you'll notice things on the rock that are
living. It just takes awhile. You can leave your light off to help with
the algae problem but it seems like no matter what you'll get brown algae
that will start taking over everything. You'll feel like your tank is a
mess than it goes away as quick as it came. It's part of the cycling. Just
takes alot of patience. You may not even notice any cycling in your tank.
I've put cured rocks in my tanks before and never noticed it going through
all the cycling process. Good-Luck

Susan
"Noah Body" wrote in message
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I forgot to add that there is not one sign of any life whatsoever on this
live rock .. nothing moves, no critters, worms, etc .. nothing .... and I
even have been looking at the rock with a magnifiying glass just to be
sure......I do notice some " mini tentacles" but I think they are showing
up now simply because my new, fresh crushed coral is so fine that there is
a "dusting" of coral that gets stirred up by the fish and this must be
sticking to the old, dead algae on the rock... I'm not sure .. but that's
what it looks like. Again .. sending someone a couple of pics would ease my
mind.

Caper